{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3748", "CONGRESSWOMAN STACEY E. PLASKETT ANNOUNCES $4 MILLION GRANT FOR VITEMA FROM FEMA FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS", "2021-02-05", "2021", "2021-02", "Democrat", "House", "VI", "Stacey E. Plaskett", "P000610", "plaskett.house.gov", "plaskett", "https://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "For Immediate Release Contact: Michael J. McQuerry\n\nFebruary 5, 2021 202-215-8524\n\nPRESS STATEMENT\n\nCONGRESSWOMAN STACEY E. PLASKETT ANNOUNCES $4 MILLION GRANT FOR VITEMA FROM FEMA FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement regarding a $4 million grant for VITEMA from FEMA for Management Costs to pay Hazard Mitigation staff:\n\n\u201cToday, I am pleased to announce a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant is for $4,275,629.39 in federal funding to the V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency for State Management Costs. Management Costs are any indirect costs and administrative expenses that are reasonably incurred by a Grantee in administering a grant award. This grant is provided at a 100% cost share.\n\n\u201cCurrently the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) has a total of 13 full time employees, six (6) on St. Croix and seven (7) on St. Thomas. There are now currently five open positions with the possibility of additional resources being needed as grant projects continue through to approval. Additionally, the funding is used to cover the need by the team as it pertains to equipment, software, supplies, training, travel both within and outside the Territory. State Management Costs also cover professional services for Contractors.\n\n\u201cThis important grant will benefit the Virgin Islands tremendously with our ongoing rebuilding. The United States government continues to have an obligation to work with the affected local governments to restore infrastructure and provide critical humanitarian assistance.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:35:44Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3748"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8121770806610584, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}